I just re-watched M. Night Shyamalan's "Signs". It was like the third time I've seen it, but hadn't watched it in a long time. So well done. I always wondered how many people thought this was a movie about an alien invasion, a new take on War of the Worlds. In truth, in my opinion, it was a movie about faith. And, implicitly, about family. As good authors and playwrights have done since ancient times, Night used the paranormal or supernatural or, in this case, sci fi, as a backdrop against which to tell a very human story, one about two of the most core human values: faith and family. Notice that essentially the entire film took place in that house and the only real players were the family members. Values, priorities, a reminder of what really matters. An aside: I heard some time ago a comment from Night that he intends to return to his original genre or style of storytelling/filmmaking. Apparently the lack or artistic and commercial success of his last film seems to have kind of reminded him of what he does best. I did like "The Village", though, very much.

I just finished watching The Mommy Returns: Tomb of the Dwagon Emperor. Yes, I admit I watched it. I was surprised at how good it was for what it was, mindless Indiana Jones entertainment. For starters, I'll watch anything with Jet Li in it--even the forthcoming Hello Kitty epic, in which Li plays the titles role, lead gangster Hello Kitty. And, once again, I was reminded of the extraordinary beauty of Maria Bello--though her attempt at a British accent nearly caused my system to meltdown. But she is truly beautiful, loved her in A History of Violence. Now if only she'd grow some breasts.

This was, quite possibly, the greatest piece of film I have ever seen.

The tagline: A friendship that became a rivalry. A rivalry that turned deadly.

The synopsis: A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences for themselves and everyone around them. Starring Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman. Directed by Christopher Nolan.

Categorized as: Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

If you want a damn good movie you won't ever forget, that also teaches you a lot about magic tricks, I invite you to check it out. It's got my A+ seal of approval. And apparently, IMDB agrees. 8.4/10 - with an astonishing 140,000 votes.

This was, quite possibly, the greatest piece of film I have ever seen.

The tagline: A friendship that became a rivalry. A rivalry that turned deadly.

I adored this movie also. My son recommended it to me after I'd seen The Illusionist -and liked it well enough. It was fun, but more of a classic fairy tale - and I also feel that Norton (whom I admire as an actor) was miscast in this one.

The thing is, I think it will be a long time before The Illusionist can be fairly judged - The Prestige blew it so far out of the water - and had a similar enough feel, period and (partly) theme that I wouldn't know how to think of one, other than in comparison to the other. In that context - The Illusionist comes off more badly than it deserves.

I adored this movie also. My son recommended it to me after I'd seen The Illusionist -and liked it well enough. It was fun, but more of a classic fairy tale - and I also feel that Norton (whom I admire as an actor) was miscast in this one.

The thing is, I think it will be a long time before The Illusionist can be fairly judged - The Prestige blew it so far out of the water - and had a similar enough feel, period and (partly) theme that I wouldn't know how to think of one, other than in comparison to the other. In that context - The Illusionist comes off more badly than it deserves.

Yes, I have seen the Illusionist as well and despite it's greatness - seeing "The Prestige" just blew it out of the water, as you said. However, by itself, without comparing it to this, it was an amazing film in it's own right as well.